Family of 9 displaced in San Jose fire

A family of nine is without a home after a two-alarm fire ravaged a San Jose house early Tuesday morning, firefighters said.

Around 4:30 a.m., a blaring smoke alarm woke up the mother, who immediately gathered her seven children in the upstairs bedrooms of the home on the 2200 block of Moorings Court, said Capt. Reggie Williams, a San Jose Fire Department spokesman.

The mother, father and children — ranging from ages 6 weeks to 15 years old — then made their way down a smoke-filled staircase. By the time everyone was safely outside, the family could see flames coming from the garage and quickly enveloping the home, Williams said.